Careers

Career Advisors

Debra Hanlen         Phone: 8599-0595            Email: Debra.Hanlen@education.vic.gov.au

Lynne Laursen       Phone: 8599-0516          Email: Lynne.Laursen@education.vic.gov.au

Year 12

Year 12 students have been attending 1:1 interviews in preparation for course selection and pathway decisions for 2024.

All domestic students applying for courses at the end of the year will need an Australian Tax File number and all students are required to have a USI (unique student identifier) to create a VTAC application.

Students must apply for a TFN online and have their identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post office

https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/tax-file-number/apply-for-a-tfn/

https://www.usi.gov.au/students/get-a-usi

Information on the Tax File Numbers, USI’s and the UCAT has been posted in the Compass Newsfeed.

Career Expos

Melbourne Convention Centre July 14 -16

Tertiary Open Days

Open days are held between July and August. A detailed list will be sent home and posted on compass.

Important Dates

There will be an information evening to explain all processes relsating opening course applications and applying for SEAS and Scholarships early in Term 3. The details will be sent home shortly.

Focus on Melbourne Information Sessions

Over the months of May and June, the University of Melbourne will be hosting a series of Information Sessions focusing on undergraduate study and pathways information.  Students are encouraged to register for one or more of these sessions at Focus on Melbourne.

Click on the link to find out which information sessions are coming up for June. 

Year 11

In Term 3 Year 11 students will be working on a Career Action Plan in preparation for setting future goals.

Year 9 and 10

During Terms 1 and 2 students have been working through career and pathway activities. Students have been shown how to use a number of resources that will assist them in choosing their subjects for 2023. All students in Years 9 and 10 will have an individual course counselling session to go over subjects and future pathways.

Please refer to the subject selection page in this newsletter for more details. More information will be emailed home in the next two weeks.

The Careers Program for Years 7 and 8 has started and will continue into Term 3. 

The Year 7 Careers program - Discovery 

Year 7 students will work on discovering their strengths and interests to develop as a foundation for pathway planning. They will develop a self-awareness of the importance of social and interpersonal skills in their future life and work roles. They will investigate the contribution of work to the community and family, recognising the role of paid and unpaid work. Students will build their career action plan on the self-knowledge they have acquired through the activities they have undertaken.

The Year 8 Careers program – Explore

Year 8 students will explore the influence that a positive self-awareness and good learning habits have on occupational choice. They research a wide range of occupations to examine the nature of the work, the personal attributes and skills necessary to perform the tasks, and the required entry-level education and training. They will apply their occupational knowledge to explore possible career options that may suit their educational and personal goals. Students will review their career action plan and adjust their career and learning goals to be more reflective of their in-school and out of school experiences, activities and interest to learn more about their potential.